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Criminal Justice Studies at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Nevada-Las Vegas sits in Las Vegas, NV.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 303 criminal justice studies degrees were awarded at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Online Class Availability at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Online coursework is an option at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Among 32,911 students, 3,840 (12%) studied exclusively online and 16,321 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at University of Nevada-Las Vegas are 67% women (203) and 33% men (100).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Among the 297 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 66% were women (197) and 34% were men (100).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	76
Hispanic / Latino	127
Black / African American	29
Asian	23
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4
Two or More Races	35
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 74% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, higher than the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Of the 6 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 100% were women (6) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 33% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, below the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at University of Nevada-Las Vegas work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.